106 tourists killed in the last 14 years By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: The scenic Balamuri and Edamuri tourist spots, about three kilometres from Belagola in Srirangapatna taluk where River Cauvery flows, most of the times with turbulence, are becoming death traps with the number of tourists drowning increasing by the day. It may be recalled…
School trip ends in tragedy Mysuru: A school trip to Balamuri ended in a tragedy when one of the students reportedly met his watery grave yesterday. The deceased is Hemanth (16), son of Nagaraj and Jyothi of Belur in Hassan district. The students of a private school in Belur were on a trip to Mysuru…
Mysuru: Yesterday turned out to be a tragic Sunday with five youths meeting watery grave in separate incidents at various places. While two youths were drowned at Balamuri in Srirangapatna taluk, two youths met watery grave at Chiklihole Dam in Kodagu and another youth was drowned at Suvarnavathi Reservoir in Chamarajanagar. Balamuri: Two youths were…
Mysuru: A 40-year-old man from the city met a watery grave when he went for a swim at Balamuri in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday. Ramu (40), son of late Basavaraju and a resident of EWS colony, Subramanyanagar, Hebbal is the deceased. Ramu, a tanker driver by profession, had been to Balamuri along with his four friends…
Mysuru: A group of fire service personnel had a narrow escape as their boat turned turtle after hitting a rock in a rescue operation of a woman who jumped into the water that was being released from Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. The boat toppled and the rescue personnel landed in strong water currents. All…
Mysuru: Water discharge from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has pushed up the number of tourists visiting sites along the Cauvery Basin including Balamuri, Edamuri, Ranganathittu, Srirangapatna, Ganjam and surrounding areas. Yesterday being a holiday, many tourists had come to KRS from Bengaluru and Mandya. Many temple complexes at Srirangapatna have been inundated as…
Mysuru/K.R. Nagar: Following the death of CFTRI Scientist Dr. Somashekar who was washed away in the gushing waters at Chunchanakatte Falls near K.R. Nagar on Sunday, the authorities have banned tourist entry into the waterfalls. The entire area will be fenced and powerful sirens will be installed to warn tourists on the water release. He…
Mysuru: Following a series of deaths at the picturesque Balamuri waterfall near Srirangapatna, the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Police have installed a gate preventing tourist entry into the dangerous part of the waterfall. The waterfall, over the years, has gained notoriety of being a death trap. This year, since January, over eight deaths were reported…
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